On the accreditation of the mass media representatives

The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) accredits the representatives of mass media performing coverage on the regular elections and voting of the Artsakh Republic President and National Assembly scheduled for March 31, 2020.

According to Article 31 of the AR Electoral Code representatives of a legal person or a natural person being an individual entrepreneur carrying out media activities (hereinafter referred to as “the mass media representatives”) may, on the voting day, conduct coverage of elections and voting after being accredited at the Central Electoral Commission. The entity carrying out media activities may accredit its representatives, if it has been disseminating on its behalf mass media for at least one year. A 1-year limitation shall not apply where the entity carrying out media activities disseminates mass media through terrestrial on-air broadcasting.

The application for being accredited and the list of mass media representatives performing coverage on the regular elections and voting of the Artsakh Republic President and National Assembly scheduled for March 31,2020 shall be submitted to the Central Electoral Commission after the day of calling elections, but no later than 15 days before the voting day – till March 16,2020 inclusive.

    For accrediting the mass media representatives the entity carrying out media activities shall submit a written application which shall include;

     - the full name of the entity carrying out media activities, the organizational-legal form, the location, if the person performing media activity is a natural person, including his / her last name, first name, patronymic name (if patronymic is indicated in the passport) and place of residence;

     - the name of the mass media disseminated by the entity  carrying out media activities

     - notification address, phone number;

      indication on the start date of the dissemination of the mass media

     - in the case of the licensed terrestrial on-air broadcasting, also indication about that; 

     -the name of the election and the day of the voting

     - the list of the documents attached;

    – the date of the application;

    -the signature of the applicant.

     The list of the media representatives shall be attached to the application in paper and electronic form.

The entity carrying out media activities on the basis of the laws of a foreign country shall submit the application for accreditation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh.

The procedure for accreditation of mass media representatives performing coverage on the elections and voting on the voting day, the list of the documents and information necessary for accreditation, the forms of certificates for mass media representatives are defined by N decision N20 of January 16,2020 of  the AR Central Electoral Commission.

 For more information, please, contact the Central Electoral Commission of the AR, 2 Knunyantsneri st. the first floor, Stepanakert,  e-mail- cec.nk.am@ gmail.com , phone number; (047)97-12-94.

                                                                                                              AR Central Electoral Commission